Dash For Freedom: Rookie Rider 202

The saga and bruises continue:

Experience the typical day three blues - second guessing the bike and losing rhythm
Experience more nerves than in Tana traffic - scratch that, different nerves
Head out to see if we can match up with track from two days before
Start on tar up and down three passes before turning onto a good dirt road at Sandrandahy.
Carefully pass biggest herd of zebu - note that mudguards prevent dung from landing on your back
Follow preplanned google earth route and run out of road in a village
Do a u-turn next to a canal and force images of falling in from mind
Notice snake crossing road
Local women have a smattering of french and between us we figure no go for motorbikes
Retrace steps and try alternative - discover how to maintain momentum in soft sand
Miss sharp turn and end up in someones front yard - wave politely
Experience the looong moment between the wheel sliding out and the throttle catching
Remember to breathe
Bounce around a lot but force a way through the grass

Third attempt at a route
Gain confidence on the jeep track - apply lots of self talk
Avoid river crossing with just boulders as bridge and get @onegiantride to cross it for you
Ride up narrow spine and boulder alley to see a view to die for
Follow good track - act surprised when it runs out in the middle of nowhere
Backtrack and find that doing a section is easier second time around.
Reach bottom of hill and turn around for the third time - go back up to look at single track
@onegiantride rides single track but rather choose to bundu bash through forest following one set of wide tire tracks.
Follow tire tracks until they run out on the top of a mountain - again
Spot single track winding away along crest of ridge - wish for mountain bike
Attempt to ride rutted single track, bounce some more
Reach jeep track for the fourth time and head for home